To us, the best part of this whole deal is the fact that this car is ancient, even by the standards of the 1990s. The owner and driver Mike Boyles fits the same bill because at this point in history he was winning his 7th career super stock world title and he wasn’t done yet. The Good Ol’ Charlie Brown 1957 Chevrolet station wagon was and continues to be a legendary machine in the history of IHRA drag racing. Such is the case with the car featured in this video. They are lovingly cared for by their owners, they win races all the time, and they just seem completely timeless. That should be enough power to put the car into the six second zone! Pro stock racer Kevin Lawrence will shoe this complete piece of race car wickedness.There are cars in drag racing that just seem to lead charmed lives. The ’57 looks better now than it ever did, which are some pretty big shoes to fill.ĭick next called engine builder and pro stock racer Steve Schmidt to construct a 635 cubic inch bullet that will make 1700 hp with a little spray. Believe it or not, the car has all the original body panels on it, plus the 1961 era fiberglass front end and truck lid! The car also features all new Danchuk rubber strips, chrome clips, head lights, tail lights, sill plates, and chrome pieces. Next, it was off to Vince Rollberg's Modern Carriage Werks in Bridgeview, Illinois, to get a beautiful DuPont paint job of candy red with psycho silver base coat. The first thing needed was a new chassis, so off the car went to Gene Pudlo's shop in Hammond, Indiana, to get a 25c1 pro stock style chassis. With some strong convincing from Dick’s sons Chris and Paul, and a message from Blaise up above, Dick decided to redo the Shake once again. Well, never say never… Here we are in 2007 and it just happens to be the 50th anniversary of the 57 Chevy. Dick had had enough, and said “I’m done!” Unfortunately, the new car also was wrecked and sold. Ted also drove the beast, and the car fell off the trailer with a 7:20 at 198 mph. Only one year for this style lettering.īy 1992, Dick said again put the original 57 in the mothballs and went pro mod racing with a pro mod 57 Chevy powered by big Ted Borowski motor. The fans went crazy for the high 7 second, 3000 lb beauty. The car was a hit all over again with its great look and fast ETs. He did a total resto, including a new chassis, new motor, Lenco trans, new paint, and more chrome. Dick decided to sell the Monza and redo the Shake. The pro stock gig lasted a couple of years until the car was wrecked. In 1977, Dick retired the car to race a brand new Monza pro stocker. The Shake Rattle and Run won car shows in the winter, and match races in the summer. With times in the low 10s, this car once again was unbeatable. They went everywhere in the Midwest and on the East Coast.īy 1968, it was time for a big block. From 1965 to 1967, the team was unbeatable. That was the team’s first real big event win and after that, they decided it was time to travel. In 1965, they took the car to Deland, Florida, in the middle of the winter and they won the whole event. With its injected small block, four speed trans, and Eric’s great driving ability, they were a half second faster than the next car in C/Gas, and they were even faster than most B/Gassers. By 1964, the Shake was running really good. In 1962, the amphitheater in Chicago had an indoor drag racing event that started it all. The pair painted the car red, and with a couple of motors, were running pretty good. In 1960, when Paul wanted to sell the car, the first two guys in line were Dick and Eric. The guys won a lot of races, and wanted to do more. It wasn’t long after hanging out with Dick and Eric that the car was doing a lot of street racing. It was white with red and white interior, a power pack combo of a 220hp 283, and a 3 speed trans. Cline had gotten a 1957 Chevy Bel Air for a graduation present. This story is about one of the most popular 1957 Bel Airs in the world - that’s Shake Rattle and Run.īack in 1959, Dick Messino and Eric Schmidt were hanging around a guy named Paul Cline, or (cb) as he was known to his friends. The Bel Air ended up being the only car Chevy ever made that had fins on the back that resembled the Chevy sign. It all started 50 years ago, when Chevrolet came out with the car that would become one of the most popular cars ever. Photos by Mike Alberts, Eric Schmidt, The "Messino Gang," and Pete Gemar Getting Ready to Shake Rattle and Run… Again
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